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By Jacob Collins |Staff Writer|
Violent Crime at its lowest since 1978 (Nov. 10)
Violent crime has been on the decline reaching an all time low across the country since 1978, according to the FBI.
The FBI’s annual report on crime in the U.S. stated there were about 1.16 million violent crimes in 2013, the lowest since 1.09 million were estimated in 1978.
All violent crimes declined last year, with rape dropping 6.3 percent.
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropping 4.4 percent and robbery dropping 2.8 percent, according to an article by Time.
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